Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it’s Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at Kennebunk Beach for the next 16 days, and I’ll be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch. There’s no surf to get excited about for the whole run. The first real swell that shows any teeth doesn't arrive until Thursday the 3rd of September, but even then, it’s a messy 6ft from the SSE with a short period of just 6 seconds. That’s a weak, bumpy, close-out machine (combined energy 206), and with onshore wind, it’s more of a washing machine than a wave you’d want to paddle for. After that, we’re looking at a long, bleak gap. From the 4th right through to the 14th of September, the swell stays tiny, mostly between 0.7ft and 3ft, with low energy readings (mostly between 9 and 84). The wind is a mix of cross-onshore and onshore, which just adds chop to nothing. There’s a glimpse of cleaner conditions on the 5th and 6th with offshore and cross-off winds, but the swell is barely there. The morning of the 6th has clean 2ft from the ENE with a light offshore, which would be a fun little session on a longboard if you were desperate, but it’s not worth a drive. The glassy conditions on the morning of the 13th of September are a tease—1ft, clean, calm, but flat. The only slightly more energetic moment comes on the afternoon of the 14th of September, with a bump to 5ft from the S (combined energy 103), but it’s a short-period windswell (5 seconds) and the cross-onshore wind ruins it. After that, the 15th offers a weird little long-period spike (15 seconds from the E) but with a height of just 0.3ft—a ghost swell. Kennebunk Beach is a sheltered spot, and this forecast shows why: it needs a proper angle to work, and it just doesn’t get it. For the entire 16-day window, there are no days I’d recommend paddling out. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual when the swell direction is wrong. Hang tight, check the charts next week.

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